County to Hold Waste Collection Saturday

Mercer County Improvement Authority has will a Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain or shine) at the John T. Dempster Fire School, Bakers Basin/Lawrence Staton Road, Lawrence Township. 

This is an opportunity for residents to recycle common household chemical waste or used electronics in an easy and environmentally safe way. 

What to Bring:

• aerosol cans
• used motor oil
• propane gas tanks
• pesticides & herbicides
• car batteries
• paint thinner
• oil-based paint
• stains & varnishes
• gasoline
• anti-freeze
• driveway sealer
• insect repellents
• Mercury
• flourescents/CFLs/compact light bulbs

Used Electronics Collection

• computers & printers
• copiers & fax machines
• stereos & televisions
• microwaves 

What NOT to Bring:

• latex paint
• heating oil
• infectious waste
• radioactive materials
• explosives & munitions
• railroad ties
• asbestos
• tires
• wood
• fencing
• air conditioners
• helium & oxygen tanks
• unknowns